Media Statements

2020

• President appoints retired Honourable Justice Sirajudien Desai as the Legal Services Ombud [22 Dec]
• Reporting on Judgment: Muslim Marriages: President of the RSA and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development V Women’s Legal Centre Trust & Others (SCA 619/19) 18 Dec 2020 [21 Dec]
• Minister Lamola's engagements on International Human Rights Day [09 Dec]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to address the launch of training manuals on Prevention and Combating Trafficking in Persons [09 Dec]
• Bushiri Extradition served on Malawi Authorities [04 Dec]
• Minister makes access to justice easier by increasing the number of Regional Courts that can hear civil matters [01 Dec]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to address the LGBTIQ+ Stakeholders at Multi Stakeholder Dialogue to review the Nation Intervention Strategy for the LGBTIQ+ Sector [01 Dec]
• Deputy Ministers visit Port Shepstone Magistrates’ Court [11 Nov]
• Lamola launches Draft Legal Sector Code for Public Consultation, 10 Nov 2020 [09 Nov]
• Minister Lamola to preside over the reburial ceremony of the remains of Mr Vuyisile Mini [04 Nov]
• Justice Department confirms no documents illegally removed during Bushiri Case Proceedings [03 Nov]
• Justice services on hold at Senekal Magistrates’ Court [08 Oct]
• Minister Lamola conveys condolences to the Bizos Family [09 Sep]
• KwaZulu-Natal Justice Department urges accused persons, complainants and previously subpoenaed witnesses to secure new dates of Court appearance [04 Sep]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to deliver Keynote Address at the Virtual Consultative Workshop on South Africa’s Country Report under the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) [01 Sep]
• Botswana's request for Mutual Legal Assistance [25 Aug]
• Deputy Minister visits Eastern Cape to investigate maintenance payment issues [21 Aug]
• Minister Lamola appoints 29 new Regional Court Magistrates [10 Aug]
• Minister Lamola visits Nelspruit Magistrate Court [23 Jul]
• Minister Ronald Lamola to table the Budget Vote of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development [22 Jul]
• Minister Lamola commends the Competition Commission and the banking industry for steps towards transformation of the legal profession [17 Jul]
• Statement by the President: Commencement of certain sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 [22 Jun]
• Altecia Kortje: Protection order matter referred to Public Protector [18 Jun]
• Justice Department calls on applicants for education assistance to TRC-Identified victims of Apartheid [17 Jun]
• Addressing patriarchy given more impetus [10 Jun]
• Handover of masks and sanitizer at Cape Town Magistrates Court [03 Jun]
• Justice Department working relentlessly to resolve maintenance payment system challenges [21 May]
• Justice Services during Level 4 Lockdown [06 May]
• Protea Magistrates’ Court: Covid 19 arrangements [03 May]
• Durban Magistrates’ Court: Covid-19 arrangements [03 May]
• Minister Lamola welcomes ARMSA commitment to Solidarity Fund [13 Apr]
• Response to Sunday Times ‘Sun City’ accused of staging COVID-19 prepardness ‘act’ for Lamola [12 Apr]
  Link to article: Lamola responds to article about Sun City prison ‘pretending’ to be Covid-19 ready, 12 Apr 2020
• Minister Lamola welcomes JOASA commitment to Solidarity Fund [10 Apr]
• Judicial Officers Association of South Africa to make contribution To the COVID-19 Solidarity Fund [10 Apr]
• Minister Lamola appoints Justice Kate O’Regan as COVID-19 Designated Judge, 03 Apr
• Minister Lamola appoints Acting Solicitor General, 02 Apr
• Directions on essential justice services to be provided during the lockdown period, 01 Apr
• Minister issues Directions for courts for lockdown period, 26 Mar
• Media statement on Court Directions, 24 Mar
• Statement by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, on the implementation of the COVID-19 Disaster Management Regulations during a media briefing [20 Mar]
• Ministers Cele and Lamola to elaborate on the Implementation of COVID-19 Disaster Management Regulations by their respective Departments [19 Mar]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to deliver Keynote Address at the South African National Aids Council [12 Mar]
• Lamola addresses Prosecutors strategic meeting [09 Mar]
• Lamola Condemns Violence at the Cape Town Magistrate Court [07 Mar]
• Deputy Minister John Jeffery to deliver Keynote Address at the Under-The-Tree Dialogue to End Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) [26 Feb]
• Justice Department to host Under-The-Tree Dialogues to end Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in Welkom [26 Feb]
• Provisional suspension of Chief Magistrate Nair [26 Feb]
• Court declares Tegeta Exploration & Resources' agreement with Eskom Unlawful [21 Feb]
• Revised Guidelines for Small Claims Courts released [17 Feb]
• Official launch of Sexual Offences Court in Bredasdorp, Western Cape [07 Feb]
• Deputy Minister of Justice to launch Bredasdorp Sexual Offences Court [04 Feb]
• Closure and Investigation the Masters’ Offices [03 Feb]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to address Inter-Governmental Stakeholders on the National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance [27 Jan]
• Minister Lamola to officially hand over exhumed remains of the Cato Manor Nine [22 Jan]
• Minister Ronald Lamola to visit Galeshewe Sexual Offences Court [09 Jan]
• Minister Lamola to hold Under-The-Tree Dialogue against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in Upington [06 Jan]